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The Wenger interview was released as he and Arsenal CEO Ivan Gazidis were pictured in Nice - near Monaco - adding to the speculation that the Premier League club are hoping to rival Madrid for the France international's signature. "You have Neymar in there certainly, maybe [Antoine] Griezmann can come in, you have Mbappe". The football insider has taken to Twitter to shed light on Wenger's latest movement as the Arsenal manager looks to bolster his squad after a disappointing season.

But on a night where Draymond Green's foul trouble sapped his usual impact and saddled him on the bench, Durant's two-way dominance may have been the most important factor. The NBA Finals will continue Wednesday as the Warriors travel to Cleveland's Quicken Loans Arena for their first road game of the series. There were few gimmes.

Nine-time French Open victor Rafael Nadal rolled into the quarterfinals with a 6-1, 6-2, 6-2 victory against fellow Spaniard Roberto Bautista Agut at Roland Garros on Sunday. Gael Monfils took the all-French clash against Richard Gasquet when the latter retired with a thigh injury in the third set. The 22-year-old victor of the Taipei, Dubai, Istanbul and Rome tournaments will play the next round against Croatian Petra Martic, who defeated Latvian Anastasija Sevastova, 6-1, 6-1.

OK, this is getting heavy, The NBA Finals , because the Warriors are piling on: Buckets by the bushel, Stephen Curry crossing up LeBron James , Kevin Durant of course, Klay Thompson dripping wet again and now, Steve Kerr jumping into the mix.

ET and will be broadcast by the Tennis Channel in the United States, as has been the case for most of the play at Roland Garros . The 23-year-old Austrian - like Nadal and third seed Stan Wawrinka - has not dropped a set on his way to the last eight, needing little over an hour and a half to win 6-1 6-3 6-1 against unseeded Argentine Horacio Zeballos.

Golden State became the first club in National Basketball Association history to win 14 consecutive playoff games and the Warriors could be in the early years of a dynasty run to match legendary Boston Celtics and Los Angeles Lakers teams.

After the game, James summarized how it must feel to face the Warriors in this sort of form. OAKLAND, Calif. (AP ) - LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers are headed home in a familiar spot after the first two games of the NBA Finals .

Khachanov had never played in the main draw at Roland Garros before last week but the 21-year-old Russian, the youngest man to play in the fourth round here for eight years, is one of the game's outstanding young talents. "Obviously we want things to keep getting better and I appreciate everyone still coming out to support the tennis and creating a fantastic atmosphere.

Open. Heading into this French Open , many figured the women's draw was wide open, because of the absences of Williams' sister, Serena , and Maria Sharapova . Nadal secured victory on his third match point when he pushed Bautista Agut to the back of the court with a big forehand that his countryman could only pat back into the net at full stretch.

Over 1,500 people were injured as panic swept through a crowd of Juventus supporters watching the Champions League final in Turin on Saturday. Real won the match 4-1. The former Sporting and United winger-turned-striker turned 32 in February but far from fading he is as risky as ever - perhaps even more effective than in his younger days.

It was a fairly unexpected announcement, but it was great to see him back out there and Oracle Arena did not disappoint in their welcome. "That's what he does". "I'm not a past guy too much", James said. The Warriors are always a risky team from the outside, ranking third in the regular season with a 38.3 shooting percentage.

The Labour leader told ITV he backed similar calls by "very responsible people" who are "very worried" about her record. "She was at the Home Office for all this time , presided over these cuts in police numbers and now is saying we have a problem".

It is objectively an incredible feat, and a record that most likely will never be broken. When the season began last fall, Curry unselfishly gave up some of his own scoring chances so Durant could seamlessly find his way, not making as many 3s - or half-court buzzer beaters for that matter - and lacking the same efficiency and flair.

Greetings from Nashville, where heavy rain that fell Monday morning was expected to cut down the size of the crowds outside Bridgestone Arena for Game 4 of the Stanley Cup Final Monday night. He's just got a real good, solid overall two-way game. For Game 5 of last year's Eastern Conference Final, he was replaced by Fleury. We need to have guys to continue to play the game at a high level because of where we're at in the season right now.

The incident follows the Manchester bombing that killed 22 people at an Ariana Grande concert, leading the International Cricket Council ( ICC ) to assure fans that the Champions Trophy was a " safe and secure tournament " after beefing up their security.

Prime Minister Theresa May has said Britain is faced with a new trend where "terrorism breeds terrorism" and inspired not just by "carefully-constructed plots after years of planning and training - and not even as lone attackers radicalised online - but by copying one another and often using the crudest of means of attack".

Juan Martin kicked off the match in a better fashion, breaking in game 3 for a 4-2 lead, and he had a set point in game 9 on return. You don't become a bad tennis player overnight. The world No1 admitted that he was "still muttering a lot" but added: "I don't know how much of an impact it has on my tennis". What do you want me to say? "I played some good matches at the beginning of the year".

Pittsburgh Penguins star Sidney Crosby tried to brush off the halitosis high jinks after being accused by Nashville Predators standout/provocateur P.K. Game five will be in Pittsburgh on Thursday night. Jake Guentzel , Pittsburgh's leading postseason goal scorer with 13, had three shots on Rinne .

He has ruled out playing for any other team but Everton or United in the Premier League , but he is believed to have options in both China and the United States. Mourinho has won league titles in four countries and the Champions League twice. It's right to say we want to qualify for the Champions League , but you know, you want to go try and win that trophy.

An hour or so earlier, the Nationals had taken on the Giants in what is a rare brawl for the boys from the District, who rarely initiate and often do not retaliate, but will do so now and then. Memorial Day boutThe Nationals and Giants were wearing Memorial Day caps and jerseys, so one person set Monday's fight to Lee Greenwood's "God Bless the US".

Buffon is the sole survivor of the Juventus side that lost the 2003 final to AC Milan and feared his last chance at Champions League glory had passed after suffering the same fate against Barcelona two years ago. "It has been a spectacular year thanks to you", the Real coach said. With his back to goal, the younger Ronaldo beats both defenders with an effortless turn before bearing down on goal and poking the ball past the goalkeeper , much to the delight of the Real fans behind ...

LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers reacts to the Warriors' dominance in the National Basketball Association finals. "We get a chance to go home now to our crowd where we play well". His shooting slump felt like a distant memory as he dropped 22 points in Game 2, to go along with his stellar defense making life hard for Kyrie Irving (primarily).

But in an Instagram post on Sunday, the soccer icon showed off his new look - he has cut off his hair, and asked, "Do you like it?" Real Madrid captain Sergio Ramos and Marcelo are also included in the 16-man team. "In the second half, Real Madrid pressed the accelerator and we weren't able to respond". "To score four goals against Juve was not easy to do".

New Zealand will look to revive their Champions Trophy campaign by beating England in Cardiff today after a frustrating start to the one-day worldwide tournament. As for Bangladesh , they need to beat New Zealand on Friday to keep their hopes of advancing to the last four alive. That said, he did rather well to dispatch the opposition bowlers into the stands despite the Australian bowlers heeding to their captain's call from their tournament opener and pulling up their socks rather ...

Meanwhile, Australian skipper Steve Smith said that he too would have opted to bowl first, had he won the toss. Australia play Bangladesh on Monday, while New Zealand will take on England the following day. "So we perhaps got away with one there". Guptill is dismissed by the part-timer Travis Head, but Latham carries on with Williamson, with the two taking New Zealand to a strong position as we move into the final 15 overs.

In short (actually, in tall), Warriors centers Zaza Pachulia and David West are winning the wrestling match in the paint and keeping from Thompson from hurting Golden State on the boards. They want to be a good defensive team. How can the Cavaliers beat the new Golden State Warriors? "Right now, it means nothing", James said minutes after the defeat.

Atletico had been strongly linked with moves for Lyon's Alexandre Lacazette and Chelsea's Diego Costa this summer before the transfer ban was upheld. He was top scorer for France in Euro 2016 following which he scored 16 league goals for Atletico last season. Manchester United will now be forced to look elsewhere, with links to Real Madrid striker Alvaro Morata picking up steam.

Andy Murray booked his place in the last eight of the French Open with a routine 6-3 6-4 6-4 victory over Russia's Karen Khachanov . "Obviously there was awful tragedy in London and Manchester". Third seed and 2015 champion Stan Wawrinka made the last eight defeating Gael Monfils 7-5, 7-6 (7), 6-2. Nishikori set up a meeting with the top seed after he bounced back from losing the opening set to love to beat Spain's Fernando Verdasco 0-6, 6-4, 6-4, 6-0.

Lebron James was the star for the Cavs as he had a triple double but he couldn't get enough help to steal a game in Oracle Arena. The Warriors blocked seven shots, including five by Durant , who became just the third player since 1984 to have a 30-point, 10-rebound, five-block game in the NBA Finals .

No, Watt didn't feel slighted when he came in at No. 35 on the list. In recent years, the Jacksonville Jaguars have had a number of players on the list (with some received less favorably than others ). Usually when a player attacks NFL Network's meaningless, flawed, filler series devoted to counting down the top 100 players in the NFL, the player is complaining that he ended up too low.

Atletico cannot recruit. However, the club is not letting the decision affect them as the club has stated that they are confident that they can compete with the best teams next season regardless of their transfer ban. Earlier this week, Sportsmail reported that Manchester United had turned their attention away from signing Griezmann, who has a release clause in his contract worth £86m, in order to focus on signing a front man.

In two seasons at the Xfinity level with Roush, Wallace had a career-best second-place finish at Dover in 2016 and was running fifth in points this season. In 2010 at 16 years old he became the youngest driver to ever win in the K&N Pro Series. The Mobile, Alabama native blossomed in the truck series with five wins, three poles, 14 top fives and 26 top 10s in 44 races.

Mitchell Starc knows the dire situation Australia face after their Champions Trophy match against Bangladesh was washed out on Monday. Please Wait while comments are loading. "As long as our minds are at ease, we will be alright to play cricket", the 28-year-old added. He picked the key wickets of Luke Ronchi and Ross Taylor in the game against New Zealand and will be a key component in Australian bowling.

The 12-time grand slam victor, who equalled Jimmy Connors' mark of 233 triumphs in grand slam singles matches, has not found progress at Roland Garros particularly easy and now faces sixth seed Dominic Thiem in the semi-finals. "Everything will progress the same in terms of my plans for Wimbledon and I will try to go there with family, and of course be conscious", Djokovic said at the French Open .

Is this the greatest team ever? When asked about the track and it's existence, Durant and James didn't deny the recording, but they laughed and didn't answer any more questions on the topic. James, who is making his seventh consecutive finals appearance (four with Miami and three with Cleveland ), said the Cavs kept it close until midway through the third period.